Your competitive spirit will likely be awakened by your desire to understand the scope of your aptitudes today. You may be prompted by such impulses to challenge the individuals with whom you share your environment to games of skill, contests of cleverness, or amusements involving luck. If you make your intentions clear, you can avoid conflicts born of misplaced aggression. The spirit of playful camaraderie in which you draft the rules of these competitive endeavors today can help you outline your simple desire to test your proficiency in your home and in your workplace. You will likely feel the excitement of winning even when loved ones or colleagues earn the right of triumph.

In indulging the competitive spirit that dwells within each of us, we find a positive outlet for the natural human tendency to compare ourselves to others. We can pit our skills and talents against those of our comrades without feeling anxiety because we understand that there is no aggressiveness underlying the spirit of competitiveness in which we test ourselves. And we can therefore enjoy the excitement of winning as well as the educational yet disappointing pangs of defeat in perfect camaraderie, immersing ourselves fully in the thrill of the contest. Gradually, we learn what we are capable of and where our aptitudes might be improved while simultaneously deriving pleasure from the shared challenges before us. You will feel invigorated and alive today as you take part in friendly competitions with individuals in the various spheres of your experience.